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Revolutionize the integrated refining and petrochemical industries with digital twin models

Today’s refining and petrochemical complexes are increasingly adopting digital model technologies. One such tool, digital twins, has proven to be an excellent solution for the design and operational stages. With digital twin models, plants can achieve optimized business sustainability, improving environmental impacts, asset performance and financial criteria. 

Enhance the performance of panel operators using a visualization tool in an LPG plant

Through a combination of case studies and practical insights, this article explores the benefits and challenges of implementing visualization tools in LPG plants. Moreover, it discusses strategies for optimizing operator training and workflow integration to maximize the effectiveness of these tools in improving operational performance, safety and overall plant productivity.

Control valve maintenance: Tips and general guidelines to ensure efficient operations

Control valves play a critical role in manufacturing units as a final control element. Each valve’s performance impacts production quality and quantity. However, it can also have detrimental effects on a plant’s environmental footprint, as poor control valve maintenance can lead to the escape of fugitive emissions. This article provides tips and guidelines to ensure efficient control valves operations.

Stamicarbon awarded licensing, PDP contracts for low-carbon fertilizer plant in Canada

MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, the leading nitrogen fertilizer technology licensor, has been awarded new contracts related to its proprietary NX STAMI Urea technology in Canada.

Relevant Industrial announces acquisition of Loy Instrument Inc.

Relevant Industrial LLC (Relevant), a leading provider of industrial equipment and engineered solutions, has acquired Loy Instrument Inc., a trusted leader in process control and combustion solutions.

Digital Exclusive (sponsored): NXRe™: A novel recycling technology to support the plastics industry in creating efficient and effective circular value chains

This article details MyRemono's NXReTM technology, a novel, patented and highly efficient continuous depolymerization technology, offering a valuable solution to enhance plastics recycling, reduce the consumption of fossil-based materials and address some of the main issues affecting mechanical recycling processes.

Dow Chemical, Innventure to collaborate on waste-to-value platform

The collaboration aims to enable globally scalable, cost-effective conversion of mixed wastes to petrochemical feedstocks.

Technip Energies, LanzaTech awarded U.S. DOE funding for breakthrough CO2-to-ethylene technology

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has committed up to $200 MM in federal funding for Technip Energies and LanzaTech's Project SECURE.

Verde Clean Fuels receives $50-MM investment from Cottonmouth Ventures for the potential development of GTG plants in the Permian Basin (U.S.)

Proceeds from the investment are expected to be used to further the development and construction of potential natural gas-to-gasoline production plants in the Permian Basin (U.S.). The proposed plants would produce fully-refined gasoline utilizing Verde’s patented STG+® process from associated natural gas feedstock supplied from Diamondback's operations in the Permian Basin.

KazAzot to use KBR tech for Kazakhstan's first world-scale fertilizer complex

KBR will provide a technology license, proprietary engineering design, equipment and catalyst solutions for KazAzot's 2,000-tpd ammonia plant to be built in Aktau.